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Break the Writing Rules :: Confessions of a Dirty Blonde
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Confessions of a Dirty Blonde, wherein we meet. I’ll be in your inbox twice a month from here forward. Why? To deliver the goods, naturally. And for you to understand me and my language, we need a dinner date. But only if you want style, writing and editing tips. […]
9 things you can do now to stop f*cking up your business
A guest post by Desiree Wolfe And yeah, if you are out to make money with your skills, it is a business. This includes writing. 1. Thirty minutes is not a long time. Marathon marketing is exhausting and I’m here to tell you, it doesn’t fucking work. You’ll never want to do it and you […]
Give your writing a boost this summer
The kids are about to be released from school. Losing your mind yet? Believe me, I know the feeling. (Counts, one… two… Wait, that’s not my kid running around my house.) It’s time to reclaim a piece of your summer before it’s over. Specifically, one hour of love and devotion (suntan lotion?) for your words. […]
She didn’t make excuses. Neither should you.
Maya Angelou, a poet laureate with something like 30 honorary doctoral degrees, probably had a wicked bucket list. In the wake of her death, her name is trending across social media, proving writers and poets alike can be household names. People I didn’t know as readers posted about her today, making me realize how incredible […]
Confessions of a Dirty Blonde: Capo breaks bad
Yesterday, my husband asked me to unfollow him on Twitter because he doesn’t want his followers to see how much I swear. His account is for business, after all. So I thought, Well, fuck me. And then I remembered the No. 1 Reason I work for myself: to avoid asshats who tell me I swear […]
5 Writing Lessons You Need to Unlearn (and 5 more you should adopt)
Oh sure. We all remember high school English. Verb-noun agreement. Proper use of the comma. How to write a thesis statement and a conclusion. But some lessons are better off being forgotten. Here are five: 1 – Three sentences make a paragraph Not always. In fact, hardly ever. If you’re writing a college essay, follow […]
I didn’t say anything
When I was nine, my mother combed my long dark locks into a side part and clipped them with a single metal barrette for picture day. I wore a turtleneck with a tiny red whale print and a matching red sweater. I carpooled with neighbors to a private all-girls Catholic school two towns away. The […]
Train your brain to write better
You train your muscles for strength, endurance and coordination. You can also train your brain to be more creative. Research proves the brain can build greater creativity with practice. In writing, that means letting go of the tired voice inside that says you can’t do it. Or don’t know what to say. Or might be […]